David Swarts
He continued in the Paterson Administration after Spitzer resigned from office amid a sex scandal on March 17, 2008.On January 13, 2011, the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens Society Inc. announced that Swarts would serve as the new president/chief executive officer.As County Clerk, he was in charge of receiving court filings, recording and preserving land transactions, issuing passports, overseeing the distribution of various permits and serving as the county's motor vehicle agent.While County Clerk, Swarts focused attention on the ending of tolls on highways surrounding Buffalo, New York.In September 2007, Swarts and Spitzer developed a plan to issue driver's licenses to illegal immigrants.